In general, I am not a huge fan of remakes. Horror films I give a little more leeway to because in many cases they could do with some polishing. The years are not kind to red corn syrup. Carrie is mostly okay as an updated version of the 1976 Sissy Spacek version. Chloe Moretz is a fast-rising star and I hope she keeps making movies for years to come. My problems with this remake stem from the decision to stay closer to the source material, Stephen King's novella. I have never been a fan of Mr. King's books. They're too overwrought for my tastes and his dialogue is usually shit. They need to keep making movies because he does have great ideas, just poor execution. A strong director and screenwriter can curb some of that.
Carrie White (Chloe Moretz) is a lonely teen with a fanatically religious mother (Julianne Moore). She is terrorized and traumatized by her classmates, led by mean girl Chris Hargensen (Portia Doubleday), after getting her period for the first time. The gym teacher (Judy Greer) suspends Chris from the upcoming prom for her behavior. Fellow classmate Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde) feels guilty about the bullying and convinces her boyfriend Tommy (Ansel Elgort) to take Carrie to the prom. Meanwhile, Chris and her boyfriend (Chronicle's Alex Russell) plan one last prank. What they don't know is that meek little Carrie White has had just about enough abuse from everyone in her life.
It's nice to see Judy Greer getting more dramatic roles. She's usually a comedienne and I like seeing her branch out. Julianne Moore gives great crazy-face in this but the horrible stilted dialogue kills it for me. Dirty pillows? Really? You can do better.
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